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إِنَّ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ كَانَ أُمَّةًۭ قَانِتًۭا لِّلَّهِ حَنِيفًۭا وَلَمْ يَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ﴿١٢٠

Translation (Sahih International)

Indeed, Abraham was a [comprehensive] leader, devoutly obedient to Allah, inclining toward truth, and he was not of those who associate others with Allah.

Word-by-word meaning

إِنَّinnaIndeed
إِبْرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīmaIbrahim
كَانَkānawas
أُمَّةًۭummatana nation
قَانِتًۭاqānitanobedient
لِّلَّهِlillahito Allah
حَنِيفًۭاḥanīfanupright
وَلَمْwalamand not
يَكُyakuhe was
مِنَminaof
ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَl-mush'rikīnathe polytheists

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

He selected him, as Allah says :وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَآ إِبْرَهِيمَ رُشْدَهُ مِن قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا بِهِ عَـلِمِينَ (And before, We indeed gave Ibrahim his integrity, and We were indeed most knowledgeable about him)(21:51). Then Allah says: وَهَدَاهُ إِلَى صِرَطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ(and guided him to a straight path.) which means to worship Allah alone, without partners or associate, in the manner that He prescribed and which pleases Him.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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